Record Centre is a vinyl guru’s haven for music lovers: “John Thompson is a self-described audiophile and his only tonic is buying more records – he’s at 200,000 and counting. When that wasn’t enough, he decided to make records.”
This Ultra Minimalist Turntable Wants To Show You Its Inner Workings: “It might look like a wooden chopping board, some plastic and a piece of string but this is actually a stripped down turntable. With an emphasis on linear movement, the minimalist concept seeks to reveal the inner workings of a turntable, presenting parts that would normally be shielded from the user.”
Four David Bowie records treated to picture disc and and coloured vinyl reissues: “If there’s anyone who knows how to get the most out of their back catalogue it’s David Bowie. Following the announcement of a massive 13LP vinyl box set earlier this summer, Bowie will mark the next instalment of the hugely popular retrospective exhibition David Bowie Is with releases for both ‘Space Oddity’ and ‘Golden Years’ on picture disc 7″, the former marking 40 years since his first UK #1, the latter four decades since Station To Station.”
Oasis – The Stories Behind Their Cryptic Album And Single Sleeve Art: “What’s the first thing you think of when you think of Oasis? No, apart from drugs and fighting. No, not Knebworth or Britpop or massive ’90s anthems or slagging off other acts or whatever else you’re thinking. Yes, that’s right, classic record sleeves. Oasis covers, often designed by Brian Cannon’s Microdot, were amongst the most striking of the past 20 years, full of clues, red herrings and tributes to a certain Liverpudlian band of yore – and always with a colourful story attached. Here’s 15 of the best.”
